facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Muscular dystrophy that classically weakens the muscles of the face (facio), shoulder girdle (scapulo) and upper arm (humerus). Weakness usually is asymmetrical and develops in other areas of the body as well, such as the abdomen and shin.
MedicalCondition class_of_disease Q1399182
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facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Summary

facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is a class of disease[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's instance of is recorded as class of disease[3].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is a type of muscular dystrophy[4].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is a type of disease[5].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's Commons category is recorded as Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy[6].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's symptoms and signs is recorded as muscle weakness[7].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's symptoms and signs is recorded as winged scapula[8].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's symptoms and signs is recorded as foot drop[9].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's symptoms and signs is recorded as deafness[10].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's symptoms and signs is recorded as blindness[11].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's has cause is recorded as mutation[12].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's medical examination is recorded as creatine kinase measurement[13].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's medical examination is recorded as electromyography[14].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's medical examination is recorded as muscle biopsy[15].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's medical examination is recorded as genetic testing[16].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's possible treatment is recorded as physiotherapy[17].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's possible treatment is recorded as occupational therapy[18].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's possible treatment is recorded as p38 inhibitor[19].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's prevalence is recorded as {'amount': '+0.000039'}[20].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's mode of inheritance is recorded as autosomal dominant[21].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C84704[22].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's health specialty is recorded as neurology[23].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's genetic association is recorded as SMCHD1[24].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_11727[25].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:11727[26].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Medicine[27].

Why It Matters

facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Klinická neurologie část speciální. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Klinická neurologie část speciální. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Klinická neurologie část speciální. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Klinická neurologie část speciální. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Klinická neurologie část speciální. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Klinická neurologie část speciální. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Prevalence of muscular dystrophies: a systematic literature review. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Recommendations for the management of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy in 2011.. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Klinická neurologie část speciální. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Identifiers.org. registry.identifiers.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of muscular dystrophy, disease
    Medical examination creatine kinase measurement, electromyography, muscle biopsy +1
    Health specialty neurology
    Possible treatment physiotherapy, occupational therapy, p38 inhibitor
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